The Certainty of Death

So many of the people at that time would travel two the Middle East, East Africa and in Southeast Asia through the use of monsoons which would happen frequently in the Indian subcontinent. The vast subcontinent begins to see the emergence of different states and as we also begin to see the emergence of different religions such as Brahmin Jainism and Hinduism. In the Indus River Valley we begin to see that the city-state's are being formed into kingdoms and Empires. For example the kingdom of Magadha was one of the main reasons why Mauryan Empire was established is because Chandragupta maurya took control from the kingdom of Magadha. The Indus Valley Civilization end many of those who settled on the subcontinent of India flourished because climate and resources any world large populations of humans to be able to live on the subcontinent. All in all the Southeast Asian kingdoms of the Indian subcontinent were able to flourish because the land provided them with the right resources to be able to live and religions and cultural influences were synthesized and as a result the diversity of religion and culture were across the

In his view it serves psychological functions for individuals helping them cope with emotional stress that would undermine social solidarity. He argues that death is the main reason for religious beliefs and identifies two types of situations: where the outcome is important but uncontrollable and thus uncertain and at times of life crises events such as birth, death etc. religion helps to minimise disruption.

They used a hard vocabulary to contain the terrible softness. Greased they 'd say. Offed, lit up, zapped while zipping. It wasn 't cruelty, just stage presence. They were actors. When someone died, it wasn 't quite dying, because in a curious way, it seemed scripted, and because they had their lines mostly memorized, irony mixed with tragedy, and because they called it by other names, as if to encyst and destroy the reality of death itself. "

The Neolithic Revolution was the major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming. This revolution changed people’s lives in several ways. It changed the way people lived because before the Neolithic Revolution they relied on hunting and gathering food. It also changed the way they settled, because of this revolution they were able to live in villages for a long time, unlike before; they had to relocate often because their food source would become scarce.  The way civilizations lived changed because of the Neolithic Revolution. A civilization is a form of culture that consists of cities, advanced technology, specialized workers, complex institutions, and record keeping. The early river valley civilizations; which developed in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, and China, had more similarities than differences. The river valley civilizations were similar when it came to their writing systems, inventions, and geography. However, they were also different when it came to writing systems and inventions.

Through history, religion has shaped civilizations in several aspects. In ancient Indian and Egyptian civilizations it was very strong shaping force in political structures, but both the religious beliefs and the resulting political system were different, just like pharaohs were different from rajas.

The civilizations of the Nile River valley, the Mesopotamia valley, and Indus Valley marked human progress toward fixed settlements and the development of a rich culture. These civilizations shared many characteristics that contributed to their success. What made these civilizations unique were the contributions that each one gave to the world. They contributed their own ideas and accomplishments in the areas of religion, science, and mathematics. These contributions defined each civilization and how they would be remembered, as well as, their importance to the world.

During Classical period (600 B.C.E - 600 C.E), religion and beliefs had a big impact on society and culture development. They helped the societies create more special characteristics, and bring social order in the societies. Hinduism in India, and Confucianism in China, both did help to influence and improve the societies deeply. Both of them introduced their moral rules, and added classes system, but they both had differences on their goals of people’s individual responsibilities, and also individuals focus.

Studies have shown that people who are the most religious believe more in magic and superstitious. “If we are so focused on a powerful “God” who controls our destiny, why do we not wonder who created?” questions like this come from those who have the strongest; belief in God himself (Carter 4). 70 percent of church goers do not fully believe in the back of their religion, or believe or what is supposed to happen after their death (Carter 5). With religious belief, there is no true religion. The more known religions is how an individual is born and raised into maturity. There are big differences in religion based on the theme of the nation. Most people who are born into a certain religion, there really is no changing it (Carter 6). In various parts of the world, mankind in based on superstition is the high advent of technology will slowly but surely distinigrate. Religion as it is, very few people will try and hold onto what they

Religion has been a major factor for the growth and development of societies since the establishment of even the very first ancient civilizations. Though each of the ancient societies—the Chinese, the Egyptians, the Indians, and the Mesopotamians—had different spiritual beliefs, they each shared the common belief that the presence of religion within a civilization would have positive results upon the entire civilization.

Key Concepts: Each of these events happened one after the other. It all started with the growth of states and empires, which may have occurred after a successful expansion through war. After the growth of the empire, trade routes were established, which lead to a more advanced level of communication to other neighboring states. With more communication with other civilizations, religious ideas and culture were spread.

In our present day, there are roughly 4,200 religions being practiced all over the world. Some are more popular and well-known than others, with a few of the main world religions being Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. With each religion, one can be slightly similar to one and completely opposite in beliefs to another; this is seen in the idea of the afterlife, in which Buddhism focuses on the idea of rebirth and awakening, whereas Hinduism and Jainism both believe in the idea of reincarnation until liberation.

There are 19 major world religions which are subdivided into a total of 270 large religious groups, and many smaller ones. 34,000 separate Christian groups have been identified in the world according to David Barrett. Religion is just “faith” or a “belief system” that people have. A belief system that dates back to early times is, Fatalism. Still seen today in popular movies, books, T.V. shows and other works of art, fatalism is the belief that, “all things and events are inevitable.” Movies like: The Breakfast Club, Dirty Dancing, and Serendipity all show examples of how fatalism is still real.

We all die one day. Whether it’s by old age, sickness, cancer, or anything in between, everyone dies, and in turn, many people use religion to explain where we will go when we die. Religion is a metaphysical idea that is shown in both Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, and in real life. It is almost always seen as a positive aspect that will only benefit people's lives, however, religion doesn’t always have a favorable reputation to it. There is good people in religion, but there are also bad people. There are good non-religious people, and there are bad non-religious people. People will still be good or bad without the influence of a higher power, as religion doesn’t equal morality.

Life After Death All of the major religions believe in life after death. However the ideas from religion to religion can vary greatly. I am going to look at Hinduism and Christianity, two religions that I have been surrounded by all my life, and the different perceptions they have of life after death, and then I will give my own view. "For certain is death for the born and certain is birth for the dead; therefore, over the inevitable thou shouldst not grieve.

Most religions have god, gods, or other mystical forms which represent a supernatural power or being who is many times seen as a creator of life or some aspect of our world. Many, though not all believe in a form of an afterlife. Many religions such as Buddhism, (the religion practiced in ancient Egypt), Zoroastrianism, and others are concerned with balance i.e. cosmic balance, the balance between good and evil, the balance of life itself. Most religions have rituals, books (Rig Veda, Quran, Bible, Torah, etc.), and